Houston – A true pioneer in the rodeo world, Beaumont native Acynthia Villery has dedicated nearly four decades to preserving Black cowboy culture. Villery, a third-generation rodeo professional, ...

Black cowboy culture is experiencing a renaissance. Creators are reclaiming a long-overlooked legacy deeply rooted in ...

At the rodeo, what the clown says goes. The barrel man /woman, also known as a clown, is a jester in jeans who banters with ...

Cleo Hearn poses for a portrait at Mesquite Arena on March 4, 2014. The city of Lancaster honored Hearn by naming an equestrian trail at its Bear Creek Nature Park after him. Hearn is founder of the ...

The 36th annual Texas Black Invitational Rodeo is Saturday, July 26, at Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas. This year marks the 36th Annual Texas Black Invitational Rodeo. The event was started by Cleo ...

At Daniel Bey’s ranch house, in the heart of Kansas City, Kansas, the 41-year-old cowboy and horseman readies his nylon and polyester rope with practiced ease. Surrounded by a barn, a workstation ...

It was 30 years ago that the Bill Pickett Rodeo first inspired Oakland native Valyncia Brooks to ride a horse. The event, which is in its 41st year as it returns to the East Bay this weekend, has for ...